Somebody has to step up

[NewEnglandBull]

10 minutes ago, Gatorbull325 said:

I think my statement was too general. We need to win the big games and our conference. I think if we had we had a year like UCF had last year,  we could have raised a lot of money. Either way, can bring revenue, but it starts with winning period. This is why i root for our opponents when we are not playing them. We need the strongest schedule we can get.

Fair point. We do need to win the games that matter which we have never done. 

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

6 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

I used to believe that but no more. Yes, we need to win but we need to win in a better conference. 

 

5 hours ago, BDYZR said:

We need to win when it counts. Win 8 - 10 games a year and crap the bed in that one game that counts and we're right back to where we are today.

 

Yup. We play teams that aren't a draw and despite the perceived weakness of our schedule(and last year the objective weakness) by local fans we have not won a conference championship.

[BDYZR]

27 minutes ago, George_Bullnard_Shaw said:

 

Yup. We play teams that aren't a draw and despite the perceived weakness of our schedule(and last year the objective weakness) by local fans we have not won a conference championship.

I honestly believe that we can make the top half of the conference a good draw, just like the P5 only has the top of each conference. My point is that when we have the chance to prove it, we find a way to screw it up. 

Most recently, although it would only be a blip on the radar, WBB. I know WBB is not a draw, but it was local news actually getting good press. And then...

Before that, Houston, and to some extent UCF.

Just my 2¢ and you can keep the change.

GO BULLS!

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

2 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

I honestly believe that we can make the top half of the conference a good draw, just like the P5 only has the top of each conference. My point is that when we have the chance to prove it, we find a way to screw it up. 

Most recently, although it would only be a blip on the radar, WBB. I know WBB is not a draw, but it was local news actually getting good press. And then...

Before that, Houston, and to some extent UCF.

Just my 2¢ and you can keep the change.

GO BULLS!

Yup. Prosperity is not for us! We get to the cusp, and then poop our way back down instead of getting over it.

[NewEnglandBull]

I wish I knew what the missing ingredient was. For football I used to think depth. MBB has been coaching but who knows? Maybe just overall youth in Athletics?  At the same time we should all think about the universities that are much worse than us and yes there are plenty of them. 

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

7 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

I wish I knew what the missing ingredient was. For football I used to think depth. MBB has been coaching but who knows? Maybe just overall youth in Athletics?  At the same time we should all think about the universities that are much worse than us and yes there are plenty of them. 

Overall there are lots more worse off.

[Ned A Starr RIP]

On 3/15/2018 at 8:16 AM, Bourbon Bull said:

Even sadder is that after the Mumas, many of the larger donors aren't USF grads.  There is a disconnect between the former students and the university.  Maybe because of the lack of football when they attended. But whatever the reason USF alums don't want to shell out $$$ to support athletics.

Do you support your Alma mater’s athletics?

[CousinRicky]

On 3/20/2018 at 2:42 PM, NAS Gone to Paradise said:

Do you support your Alma mater’s athletics?

Don't think my community college has much in the way of athletics. 

[Ned A Starr RIP]

32 minutes ago, Bourbon Bull said:

Don't think my community college has much in the way of athletics. 

Most have some.  How about academics?

Some Alums think the same about USF.

[CousinRicky]

3 hours ago, NAS Gone to Paradise said:

Most have some.  How about academics?

Some Alums think the same about USF.

They gave me a diploma so their standards aren't very high.